New Starbucks Opens Next to Urban Beans in Phoenix; State Senator Katie Hobbs Calls for a Flash Mob Today to Protest

When Starbucks, the Earth's largest chain of coffee houses, decided a good place to plop its newest store (one of 20,891 locations in 62 countries) was right next to Urban Beans, the Midtown java shop owned by Virginia Senior (who also owns its wine bar, Tertio), state Senator Katie Hobbs and Get Your PHX founder and realtor Ken Clark said hell no.

Today, the two are calling for a flash mob to support the four-year-old local business.